Tara Lemerise, E-RYT-200, is a yoga teacher in the Washington, DC area. She took her first yoga class in college and was immediately hooked. She knew right after that first class that yoga would become an essential part of her life and she rushed home to research how to become a yoga teacher. Over the course of the next few years, she explored a number of different styles of yoga including Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Kundalini and Iyengar.
Tara finally found her heart and her yoga home after taking an Anusara class with Vivian Campagna in 2003. In addition to asana, she began intensive study of Kriya Yoga meditation with “The Swamis of SE”, Swami Jyotir Vakyananda and Swami Abipadananda. She then went on to complete teacher training at Willow Street Yoga in Takoma Park, Maryland in 2005. Today, her teaching is most deeply influenced by the teaching of Moses Brown.
Tara is known for offering clear, light-hearted, and encouraging instruction to students of all levels. She has a deeply calming way of teaching restorative yoga and brings a strong understanding of anatomy to all of her classes, which helps her students understand and appreciate their bodies in new ways. From restorative postures to arm balances and everything in between, Tara helps her students to open to Grace and delight in each moment, leaving everyone more joyful and more at ease after each class.
Tara especially enjoys introducing beginning yoga students and seniors to the joys of yoga and helping new moms get back to their practice.
Tara was profiled as part of District Kula‘s Get Local series. Read the interview.
For photos of Tara in action, check out her gallery.
Want to study with Tara? Look for her in weekly classes, workshops, and as a guest teacher.